Two teenage boys, ages 13 and 14, were arrested in connection with multiple Uptown armed robberies and a carjacking, New Orleans police said.

Officers were called to the 1800 block of First Street about 11:25 p.m. on Thursday after a 37-year-old man reported a burgundy sedan drive up next to him and a person in the vehicle got out with a sawed-off shotgun, pointed it at him and demanded his property.

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The victim complied, giving the armed robber his backpack with his cellphone. The robber got back in the vehicle and fled.

About five minutes later in the 3200 block of Toledano Street, a 53-year-old man reported that he was in a friend’s driveway about 11:30 p.m. when a burgundy sedan pulled up and two people got out, one of whom was armed with a sawed-off shotgun, and pointed the weapon at him, demanding his property.

The victim gave the robbers $5 in cash and stole the victim’s 2011 silver Honda Accord. The gun-toting robber drove off in the victim’s car while the other robber jumped into the burgundy sedan and followed close behind, the New Orleans Police Department said in a news release.

The next day, detectives learned the victim’s vehicle was equipped with a tracking device, which led investigators to the 2900 block of Mandeville Street.

Detectives said they found the two robbers sitting in the vehicle. Authorities set up an undercover surveillance of the duo, but lost sight of them.

However, the tracking device was still operational, leading police to the 6800 block of West Coronet Court.

After a brief foot chase, both teens were apprehended.

The teenagers weren’t positively identified by the carjacking victim, but the victim in the armed robbery was able to identify the 13-year-old boy who robbed him with the shotgun, police said.

“Based on the evidence and circumstances surrounding the investigation, both teens were booked into the Juvenile Division and charged with unauthorized use of a motor vehicle, illegal possession of stolen property and resisting an officer,” the NOPD said.

The 13-year-old was additionally booked on two counts of armed robbery and two counts of use of a firearm during a robbery.

The teenagers' names weren't released.

Detectives believe the duo might be linked to similar robberies in the area.